Rise Fund 2025 Open for Applications – Rosa

Rise Fund – Open for Applications

Rosa’s Rise Fund invests in organisations led by and for Black and racially minoritised women and girls; organisations that provide essential support for individuals and communities.

Yet many are on teetering on the brink of survival because of chronic underfunding.

Rise offers two-year organisational development grants of up to £40,000 to organisations led by and for Black and racially minoritised women and girls.

Visit rosauk.org/rise for more information; including how to apply, application guidance, and FAQs.

Eligibility

This fund is for women’s and girls’ organisations which are led by and for Black and racially minoritised women, that have an income of between £30,000 and £300,000 (from their last set of signed annual accounts).

In order to apply, your organisation must meet all the following eligibility criteria:

• Be a women’s or girls’ organisation which is led by, for and with Black and racially minoritised women. This means that the organisation will be governed and led by Black and racially minoritised women. It will have a Board of Trustees (or similar) where the Chair is a woman, and 75% of members are Black and racially minoritised women. 75% of the organisation’s employee leadership team will be Black and racially minoritised women. The organisation will have the principal objective of working with Black and racially minoritised women and/or girls and the majority of the organisation’s beneficiaries are, and will always be, Black and racially minoritised women and/or girls.
• Be a not-for-profit organisation.
• Have an income of between £30,000 and £300,000 from your last set of annual accounts (these are full year accounts which have been signed off by your board).
• Have unrestricted reserves of no more than 12 months expenditure.
• Have a written governing document, e.g. a constitution or set of rules.
• Have a governing body with at least 3 unrelated members.
• Have a UK-based bank or building society account in the name of the organisation, with at least 2 unrelated signatories.
• Have an appropriate safeguarding policy in place (every organisation that delivers charitable activities has a duty to safeguard volunteers, staff members, participants and donors).
• Deliver all their work in one or more of the four UK Nations: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Please read the Rise Fund Application guidance for a full list of eligibility criteria.

How to apply

To apply, please complete their application form by 4pm on Monday 23rd June 2025.

They are unable to accept late applications.

The application process has two steps:

1. Registration form and eligibility check.
2. Application form.

The links above (which are also on their website) will take you to the registration form and the application form.

Please note that you need to complete the registration form before accessing the application form.